Remember Obama's Energy Plan?

By Douglas V. Gibbs

Obama has bought into the Climate Change myth. His Cap and Trade uses that mythical hysteria to grab more power for big government. Remember, he said our energy costs would rise as a result.



He wasn't kidding. A Newsmax headline yesterday read:

Cap-and-Trade's Cost to Americans: $1,761 per Household

So much for a tax break for 95% of Americans. The Democrats are just wonderful, aren't they? They have taken fascist control of the auto industry and banks, wish to ration your health care, spend America into oblivion, and now during an economic hardship increase your energy costs astronomically.

These Leftists are putting us all into the poor house.

-- Political Pistachio Conservative News and Commentary

Cap-and-Trade's Cost to Americans: $1,761 per Household - Newsmax

Dispute over Number of Protestors at Washington DC Tea Party on 9/12

By Douglas V. Gibbs
Little Green Footballs has decided that the number of folks at the 9/12 rally in Washington DC was greatly exaggerated.

The number given by conservatives has floated between 1.2 million and 2.1 million.

Midget Moldy Footballs, er, uh, Little Green Footballs says the number was under 100,000.

That is a stadium number, and the number of folks in Washington DC was many more than what you could cram into a stadium.

But, hey, don't take my word for it. Let's ask the University of Indiana.

Zac Moilanen of Indiana University did a study to figure out just how many people did attend that event - and guess what? The result was much more than tens of thousands.

Moilanen found, and remember this is an approximation, that the 9/12 event in Washington DC had 1.8 million people. Remember, too, this doesn't consider the other millions across the nation at other 9/12 events. I was told by a Floridian that there were at least 25 events in Florida alone.

Hmmm, maybe that is why their footballs are green, they've been drinking so much Kool Aide that it has made them sick.

Here, have a few pistachios, and turn away from the dark side.

-- Political Pistachio Conservative News and Commentary

Again With the Grossly Inflated Numbers - Little Green Footballs

The Real Number of Protesters at the 9/12 Washington DC March - Zac Moilanen

Lee Strobel's Philosophers and Theologists in The Case For A Creator

By Douglas V. Gibbs

Ant Odometers and Evolution was a post I wrote not too long ago challenging Darwinism. The response by Emails, and a post by a Leftist, was fascinating. The Liberal's article, written specifically as a response to my opinion, was one I just so happened across by visiting Tom's Neurosis on a rare excursion. I left a comment, and left it at that.

I would like to note that I do not return to sites like Tom's to see if he posted my comment, or to see what he has to say. I am not that obsessed with people that disagree with me, and besides, I live in Southern California. I am surrounded by enough leftist insanity that there is no need to go looking for it. Tom, on the other hand, is obsessed with Political Pistachio, and in his little world of liberalism (his fringe-type is truly amazing because they actually believe they are the majority, and that God-fearing, Constitution appreciating Americans are the minority - true insanity) he somehow has logic and reason on his side. If you break it down, however, people like him are hardly reasonable, tend to contradict themselves often, are narrow-minded enough that they never would be willing to give Creationism (for example) a chance, and will only attack when they think they have the upper hand - more often than not making themselves look stupid in the process.

I don't hate these folks, mind you. I pray for them. It must be rough living in the dark.

When it comes to their political opinion, that is when I get fighting mad. Their desire to change America is unacceptable. I usually just tell these anti-American traitors to move to Cuba or Europe where the political climate is more in tune with their insane beliefs. America has prospered for a reason, and of those reasons are the fact that we avoided being anything like Europeans, and that our system's foundation is based on Judeo-Christian principles.

It is people like Tom that wish to destroy America, and all that she has stood for during the last 233 years. Tom, and his ilk, are trying to change America into some cross between Europe and the Soviet Union. I swear, these people should be tried for treason.

In defense of my argument supporting Creationism, I suggested to Tom that he read "The Case For A Creator" by Lee Strobel. The book presents the argument in a no-nonsense, scientifically supported manner, using interviews with a number of scientists and professors who are well respected in their respective fields.

Tom's response? Or should I say, one of his ignorant reader's response?

Those experts are simply a bunch of Philosophers and Theologists (as if their opinions, if all of the people listed are as Tom says, are not acceptable to the leftists because they don't fit into the little education bubble Tom demands).

Really? They aren't scientists in any way, shape, or form?

Remember that scientist that mapped DNA? Professor Francis Collins is an award-winning American scientist, and a Christian that supports Creationism. He is noted for his landmark discoveries of disease genes, and leadership of the Human Genome Project to map the entire human DNA. In a speech to an international audience in England, while describing his journey from atheism to Christianity, he said, "There really is no conflict between faith and reason."

That conflict has been created by the anti-Christian and the Darwinists.

Let's talk about those people that support Creationism, and were interviewed in Strobel's book.

Chapter 3, Doubts About Darwinism. Interview #1: Jonathan Wells, Ph.D., Ph.D.

Jonathan Wells studied geology at Princeton. The Darwinian paradigm, according to Wells, turned him into an atheist. He said of the transformation, "The evolutionary story simply replaced the religious imagery I had grown up with." Wells serves as the senior fellow with the Discovery Institute's Center for Science and Culture, an organization that neatly blends his dual passions for hard science and the issue of science's influence on the broader society.

After beginning his education at Princeton, Wells' undergraduate degree was received from the University of California at Berkeley in geology and physics, with a minor in biology. He earned his doctorate in religious studies at Yale, and another doctorate, this time in molecular and cell biology, from Berkeley. He later worked for UC Berkeley as a post-doctorate research biologist. He has been published many times regarding Evolution and Biology. His "Icons of Evolution" is, as described by Lee Strobel, a clear-headed, scientific look at the very same visual images that had convinced Lee of the "truth" of evolution, of which it took a lifetime to remedy. The book's subtitle sums it up: Why Much of What We Teach about Evolution is Wrong.

Hmmm, he hardly seems to be a philosopher and theologist. But hey, Tom, we'll give you the benefit of the doubt and keep learning about these scientists Strobel interviews for his book on Creation.

Chapter 4 of The Case For A Creator, Interview #2: Stephen C. Meyer, Ph.D.

Stephen Meyer, after having already earned degrees in physics and geology, received his master's degree in the history and philosophy of science at Cambridge University in England. His focus was on the history of molecular biology, physics, and evolutionary theory. His numerous books have made him a burgeoning voice for Intelligent Design.

Okay, part scientist, part philosopher. You get a quarter of a point for that one.

Chapter 5, Interview #3: William Lane Craig, Ph.D., Th.D.

William Lane Craig originally believed that various arguments for the existence of God were weak, out-dated, and ultimately ineffective. Stuart C. Hackett's 1957 book, The Resurrection of Theism, changed all that.

Dr. Craig is Research Professor of Philosophy at Talbot School of Theology in La Mirada, California. He pursued his undergraduate studies at Wheaton College (B.A. 1971) and graduate studies at Trinity Evangelical Divinity School (M.A. 1974; M.A. 1975), the University of Birmingham (England) (Ph.D. 1977), and the University of Munich (Germany) (D.Theol. 1984).

He has authored or edited over thirty books, including The Kalam Cosmological Argument; Assessing the New Testament Evidence for the Historicity of the Resurrection of Jesus; Divine Foreknowledge and Human Freedom; Theism, Atheism and Big Bang Cosmology; and God, Time and Eternity, as well as over a hundred articles in professional journals of philosophy and theology, including The Journal of Philosophy, New Testament Studies, Journal for the Study of the New Testament, American Philosophical Quarterly, Philosophical Studies, Philosophy, and British Journal for Philosophy of Science.

Ah-ha! A full point for Tom and his knuckle-dragging descendants of monkeys. Dr. Craig is both a philosopher, and a theologian. Surely, with all that education and experience, Dr. Craig couldn't possibly know anything about science, right Tom?

Chapter 6, Interview #4: Robin Collins, Ph.D.

Robin Collins has earned degrees in Physics and mathematics from Washington State University, and a doctorate in physics from the University of Texas in Austin. His third major was philosophy, of which he pursued a doctorate in at the University of Notre Dame.

A bonafide scientist, with a touch of philosophy.

Chapter 7, Interview #5: Guillermo Gonzalez, Ph.D., and Jay Wesley Richards, Ph.D.

Dr. Guillermo Gonzalez, after graduating summa cum laude with degrees in astronomy and physics from the University of Arizona, earned his master's degree and doctorate in astronomy from the University of Washington at Seattle. He is now an assistant professor at Iowa State University, where his research centers on low and intermediate mass stars and theories about stellar and planetary evolution.

Dr. Jay Wesley Richards holds three advanced degrees in philosophy and theology, including a doctorate from Princeton Theological Seminary.

Okay, one scientist and one philosopher/theologian, working together to explain the evidence of astronomy in regards to creationism versus Darwinism. Though Tom gets half a point for this one, I still don't see the problem with philosophy and theology working together with science. Remember, it is the Darwinists that say religion and science doesn't mix, not those that support Creationism.

Chapter 8, Interview #6: Michael J. Behe, Ph.D.

Behe has a degree in chemistry with honors from Drexel University, and a doctorate in biochemistry at the University of Pennsylvania. After post-doctorate research at the University of Pennsylvania and the National Institutes of Health, he joined Lehigh's faculty in 1985. Dr. Behe also served on the Molecular Biochemistry Review Panel of the Division of Molecular and Cellular Biosciences at the National Science Foundation.

He has authored forty articles in scientific journals, has lectured at the Mayo Clinic and dozens of prestigious schools including Yale, Carnegie-Mellon, Princeton, Colgate, University of Alberdeen, Temple, Notre Dame, and Princeton. Dr. Behe is a member of the American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, the Society for Molecular Biology and Evolution, and other professional organizations.

Scientist enough for you, Tom?

Chapter 9, Interview #7 was Dr. Stephen C. Meyer again, to explore evidence of Biological Information.

Chapter 10, Interview #8: J.P. Moreland, Ph.D.

Dr. Moreland is the combination of scientist, philosopher, and theologian. A scientist first, he received a degree in chemistry from the University of Missouri. He was awarded top fellowship for a doctorate in nuclear chemistry at the University of Colorado, but declined the honor to pursue theology and philosophy.

Another scientist with an interest in theology and philosophy. Tom, does his interest in theology and philosophy suddenly make the scientist part of him turn off, or something?

So there you go. Though theology and philosophy plays a role in some of these scientist's lives, they are scientists. You see, Darwinists believe that either you agree with their "theory," or you are some uneducated yokel. Then when folks that have the education and brains it takes, in the Darwinist's opinion, to be all they can be as scientists decide instead to embrace Intelligent Design, there must be some kind of defect, or something. In the case of Tom, and his wonderfully faithful thirteen or so readers, the defect is philosophy and theology, as if such interests suddenly kills every scientific bone in their bodies.

I have an idea. For those of you that have a serious problem with Creationism, do what I did, and read the opposition. I have read a number of works by pro-evolution scientists and philosophers, so why not give Lee Strobel's The Case for a Creator a shot? Heck, read the books by those scientists I named, as well. I've read a few of them, and if anything, they will help prepare you for your next argument against Creationism - if you are still a Darwinist after finally abandoning your narrow-mindedness and being confronted by the evidence you have been denying exists.

Go ahead. I dare you. Read Strobel's book.

-- Political Pistachio Conservative News and Commentary

'Mere Christianity' makes sense, scientist tells CS Lewis Foundation - Christian Today

Investigating Faith - Lee Strobel

Constitution Day 2009

By Douglas V. Gibbs

Happy Constitution Day. Today marks the anniversary of the signing of the U.S. Constitution on September 17, 1787. Officially created in 2004, the unofficial holiday has roots that reach back over 70 years, intertwined with Citizenship Day.

Written in what is now called Independence Hall in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, the United States Constitution shares its place of creation with the Declaration of Independence. Though written in 1787, the Constitution was not ratified until the following year.

The writing of the U.S. Constitution was originally supposed to be a simple upgrade to the Articles of Confederation. It became rapidly apparent to the Founding Fathers, however, that the Articles of Confederation was not salvageable, and a new Constitution would need to be created. The founders locked the doors and closed the windows for five months, debating heavily, and arguing loudly. The framework presented by James Madison was good, but not perfect as far as the delegates were concerned, and not agreeable to all of them.

Once the Constitution came into being, a number of the framers were concerned that the document failed to address individual rights. In 1791 list of rights were added to the Constitution. These first ten amendments became known as The Bill of Rights, and of the original 55 delegates attending the Constitutional Convention, 39 signed the Bill of Rights, with only 3 delegates dissenting.

Contrary to popular opinion, Thomas Jefferson was not present for the signing of the U.S. Constitution. Jefferson was in France during the Constitutional Convention. John Adams was also absent during the writing and signing of the U.S. Constitution, representing the new nation in Great Britain at the time.

Concise, and written plainly, the U.S. Constitution is the oldest of all written national constitutions. The Founding Fathers wrote it to withstand the tests of time, and man's lust for power. Designed to be by the people, of the people, and for the people, the United States Constitution divides power in ways that no single person or entity can return America to the rule of a King, or totalitarian establishment, if the Constitution is followed as is written, and with the original intentions of the Founding Fathers in mind.

The U.S. Constitution, contrary to popular belief, is not a living and breathing document that changes at the whims of the interpreters. It is, however, capable of being changed, by use of amendments. More than 11,000 amendments have been introduced in Congress. Thirty three have gone to the states to be ratified and twenty seven have received the necessary approval from the states to actually become amendments to the Constitution.

Constitution Day mandates that publicly funded schools provide lessons on the history of the Constitution - an option that is otherwise rarely utilized, some historians would admit.

A recent Constitution Day forum, in 2007, was marked by a Florida student being tasered for asking a question of Senator John Kerry that was not well received by the Democrats, resulting in the removal of the student from the forum. The episode is best remembered by the student yelling "Don't tase me, bro," as he was led out of the auditorium.

Take advantage of today, and read the U.S. Constitution. Read it, understand it, learn about the history surrounding the document. You do this, and you will be miles ahead of any of the politicians currently serving this nation.

-- Political Pistachio Conservative News and Commentary

Text of the U.S. Constitution - Constitution Day

10 Fast Facts on the Constitution - Constitution Center

Democratic Party's Culture of Corruption: ACORN Closes Operations

By Douglas V. Gibbs

The art of any propagandist and agitator consists in his ability to find the best means of influencing any given audience, by presenting a definite truth, in such a way as to make it most convincing, most easy to digest, most graphic, and most strongly impressive. ~ Lenin, The Slogans and Organisation of Social-Democratic Work (1919)

If the Democratic Party had half the fear driven into it that ACORN does, it would cease to be a political party right now before the whirlwind of extremism completes its transformative flight through the ranks of the now radically leftist political party. Fascism has reared its ugly head in the ranks of the Party of the Jackass, and America is recognizing the Left's folly for what it is: A Lust for Power, and a desire to turn this country into a socialist haven for Marxists. Just a few more scandals, and a few more slips of the tongue, and the Democratic Party will cross the threshold of no return, prancing down the road to self-destruction, and total ruin.

The sleeping giant has been awakened, and the once silent majority of Americans who are largely conservative, do not take kindly to the leftist attempt to hijack our nation, and turn it into something it was never intended to be.

Liberty is fighting back, and the rise of tyranny is being beat down by a bunch of grass roots, tea party-goin', Town Hall-shaking Americans.

You, the American People, have spoken, and the truth is scaring the hell out of the Left.

Obama has preached from day one how he is a community organizer.

Saul Alinsky was a community organizer, too. Obama, it seems, was a student of Alinsky's. Barry's playbook looks like an adaption of "Rules For Radicals," Alinsky's Marxist Manual on how to take over America. Saul Alinsky fittingly hailed out of Chicago, and has been called by Arianna Huffington the "great community organizer."

As a community organizer, the organization Obama felt his closest ties to, practically proclaiming an allegiance to, was highly involved in the election of Obama (mostly through fraudulent means), and has received millions in federal money (a.k.a. YOUR money, fellow taxpayer), is an organization called the Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now (ACORN), fittingly headquartered in New Orleans.

And now, as the truth about ACORN is exposed to the point that even the leftist media has to take notice, ACORN has ceased its operations.

Amidst ACORN’s attempts at providing legal counsel to a "prostitution ring," ACORN has decided to suspend its operations due to "indefensible" behavior by employees at chapters around the United States. The indefensible behavior of voter fraud wasn't enough, but when Pimps and Hoes start making their rounds, that was enough to shut them down.

Under investigation in many states, ACORN sees this as a temporary setback. They are performing their own in-house investigations as well (led by Obama lacky Podesta), claiming that the illegal activity is only the result of the actions of a "handful of employees."

Inappropriate behavior couldn't possibly be the order of the day for ACORN - as long as they can't see the forest through the trees.

ACORN began receiving millions of dollars, granted by the U.S. Senate, in 1989. Recently, those funds have been cut off.

The U.S. Census Bureau, now totally under White House control, also severed its ties with ACORN.

Hmmm, now that the White House has lost all of those bodies to do the job of taking the census, and asking more questions than constitutionally allowed, maybe Obama will have to finish compiling his National Civilian Army to do the task. You know, that grouping of young people encouraged to voluntarily serve a mandatory sentence of servitude to Obama (and his leftist gang of idiots) through national service?

Also, like most of Obama's supporting cast, ACORN was also having problems with paying back taxes. Imagine that.

Remember, the Democrats demand that the wealthy pay more taxes, even though they aren't willing to pay taxes themselves.

Just because ACORN has suspended activities, it doesn't mean they are dead yet. The liberal allies from special interests deeply invested in the Democratic Party that are currently conducting an investigation (Podesta, SEIU, etc.) will surely clear ACORN of their criminal activities, and get them on their feet again to serve Obama in no time - Unless we stay vigilant, and continue to expose these lying crooks for what they really are. . . and why stop with ACORN? The SEIU should be in our cross-hairs too, and eventually, the Democratic Party itself.

The party of the wayward donkey is full of corruption, and things are beginning to unravel for the Democrats. As they get nervous, they are beginning to show their hand of jokers. It is simply up to us to reveal the sickening truth about what kind of massive corruption the Left is really all about.

United We Stand, Combined We Kick Butt!

-- Political Pistachio Conservative News and Commentary

BREAKING NEWS: ACORN Halts Operations - Healthcare Horserace

Obama in Disarray, Media in Panic - Rush Limbaugh

Democrat Race Card

Get Liberty

When the Left begins to race-bait, you know they are worried about maintaining their position of power. Their proclamation that the Right is populated by a bunch of racists is an obvious attempt to grasp at straws that simply are not there. Interestingly enough, the history of racism centers more on the Democratic Party than the GOP. Of course, that bit of history is pushed aside, rewritten, and twisted until the truth is so disfigured its own mother wouldn't recognize it.

Ultimately, when the Democrats start using the race card, it exposes them for the jokers they really are.

In reality, the Democrats believe that only white, straight, males of faith can be racist. Everyone else is off the hook.

Who needs to challenge the Democrats on that one? Feed them rope, and they hang themselves.

Got Rope?

Jimmy Carter does.

-- Political Pistachio Conservative News and Commentary

Joe Wilson's Racism, Confederate Flags

By Douglas V. Gibbs

When Barack Obama won the presidency, the Democrats announced that Barry's win was evidence that America had finally moved past something as foolish as racism. Whites would feel more comfortable working for Black supervisors, Black children were suddenly inspired to become anything they want, and the veil over the eyes of the racist white people was finally lifted. True diversity, coupled with full acceptance, had finally arrived. America, under the guidance of the great Obama, would become a progressive Utopia in motion.

Barack Obama was being hailed as the uniting president. If anybody could unite the various groups of America, Obama could.

Special Note: Only the Left separates the people into groups. The Right sees everyone as individuals, regardless of race, creed, nationality, and yes, even sexual sin.

Enter, Joe Wilson.

Joe Wilson is that South Carolina Republican that shouted "You Lie!" during Obama's speech about health care to Congress. He apologized to Mr. Obama, not for accusing him of lying, but for the outburst that is not exactly standard Congressional practice, nor very becoming of a Congressman. Lack of civility, I think they are calling it.

Kanye West knows what I mean.

The Democrats, however, were not satisfied with Congressman Wilson's apology, and decided to rebuke him officially, making one wonder if they were going over the top. After all, they took valuable time away from important Congress-stuff to do so. Sort of like when they got involved with baseball's steroids problem. God knows they shouldn't be taking important time away from their other tasks, like altering America from the foundational level of Liberty and Freedom into a socialist nation controlled by an over-bearing, centralized, over-powerful federal government.

Ah, but the insanity doesn't stop there.

Leftism has been using the race card since day one. Racial division plays right into their hands, and they know it. Warring groups demand change in hopes to quell the wars, and the Democrats have been advertising that they are all about new horizons and uniting diverse groups since time began.

Like a magician hiding the secrets of his illusion, however, what they don't tell you is that it is they that create the division, and encourage it. That way, change is always needed.

After all, "the man" is always keeping minorities down. . . but if Obama is now "the man," who's keeping them down now?

They Left needs a scapegoat, so they simply project their racist sins upon someone else so that the blame falls where it ought to - on the opposition.

Racism is so shocking that it is the perfect tool to use to make their opponents look bad.

How do you argue against such an accusation? Once the seed is planted, it doesn't matter how much you prove otherwise, the doubt is always present. Once labeled a racist, unless you are the Democrats, it is impossible to shake it off. If you say you aren't, then you must be lying, and hiding your inner racism. It's a no-win situation for the accused, and the Democrats know it.

As I said earlier, however, Democrats are immune to racism charges.

Just ask Senator Robert Byrd, the only member of Congress to also be a member of the Ku Klux Klan at one point in his life. Oh, did I mention he's a lifelong Democrat?

Racism is always brought into the conversation by the Left, even though not a single member of the GOP (or non-Republican Conservatives) ever said anything about race. Sure, there is a racist element that exists in America, but those that fall into that category are such a small number, the very existence of such an opinion among some members of Obama's opposition is neglegible.

Jimmy Carter says otherwise, and actually figured out a way to link Joe Wilson's accusation that the President lied when he said no health care would be extended to illegal aliens to racism.

"I think it's based on racism," Carter said. "There is an inherent feeling among many in this country that an African-American should not be president. Those kind of things are not just casual outcomes of a sincere debate on whether we should have a national program on health care. It's deeper than that."

That's right, folks. Your opposition to Obama's policies have nothing to do with the policies, according to Carter. You people that oppose Obama do so because you are a bunch of racists!

Welcome to the world of the far left, freaky, can't find their way to the truth if they tried, bloggers who read the Daily KOS and Huffington Post, Mr. Carter. You are beginning to sound like the rest of the ignorant, race-baiting fools of the far left - oh, wait, you've always sounded like them. In fact, you are the original ignorant, race-baiting fool - or at least one of them.

Obama won the presidency, after all, and that couldn't have possibly happened in the racist country that the Left claims America to be.

I wonder if Jimmy Carter causes the White House to cringe whenever he opens his trap?

Michael Steele, the Black chairman of the Republican party, had this to say about the remarks of the worst president in history: "President Carter is flat out wrong. This isn't about race. It is about policy. This is a pathetic distraction by Democrats to shift attention away from the president's wildly unpopular government-run health care plan that the American people simply oppose. Injecting race into the debate over critical issues facing American families doesn't create jobs, reform our health care system or reduce the growing deficit. It only divides Americans rather than uniting us to find solutions to challenges facing our nation."

Well, the Democrats can't put up with those racist righties, so decorum must be presented. After all, we should have respect for the office of the President of the United States, right? So, House Rules Committee Chairwoman Louise Slaughter, D-NY, has released a helpful, updated primer for members regarding their conduct on the floor and in committees - under the guidance of Nancy Pelosi, I am sure:

- "Disgrace" and "nitwits" — okay (after all, that's what they were calling Bush, so they couldn't possibly make those words a no-no.

- "Liar" or "sexual misconduct" — not okay (to protect Obama and Clinton - but didn't these same Democrats spend half a decade calling Dubya a liar?).

Under section 370 of the House Rules and Manual it has been held that a Member could:

- refer to the government as "something hated, something oppressive." Once again, to protect the fact they were spouting all of that during the Bush years.

- refer to the President as "using legislative or judicial pork." That way when the GOP accuses them of it, they can accuse back.

- refer to a Presidential message as a "disgrace to the country." Again, to protect their past words of Bush.

- refer to unnamed officials as "our half-baked nitwits handling foreign affairs." Ditto.

Likewise, it has been held that a member could not:

- call the President a "liar." To protect Obama, and any future accusations of any Democrats - after all, that's all they do is lie. They couldn't possibly get their policies passed if you knew the truth.

- call the President a "hypocrite." Even though Obama is.

- describe the President's veto of a bill as "cowardly." Because Obama is a coward, and they don't want him being called that - remember, truth is like light, and they are cockroaches. . .

- charge that the President has been "intellectually dishonest." Actually, in that one they were calling Bush that all along, but you can't call Obama a liar, so. . .

- refer to the President as "giving aid and comfort to the enemy." That way Obama won't be exposed for the traitorous, treasonous individual he is as he dismantles and betrays our military.

- refer to alleged "sexual misconduct on the President's part." That was thrown in to protect Bill "boxers at his ankles" Clinton.

This isn't the first time the Democrats changed the House Rules to fit their fancy, by the way. Last January House Speaker Nancy Pelosi instituted new restrictions on motions to "recommit," squashing a tactic that allowed the outnumbered GOP to delay bills to stymie Democrats (and a tactic Democrats used often when they were in the minority).

How should the rules read? Whatever benefits the Democrats most.

So much for ethics.

The GOP response to the changes is the same response we've been hearing a lot of lately about the Democrat's tendencies while in power: "This is not the kind of openness and transparency that President Obama promised."

Pelosi, last January, also removed the 6-year term-limit for committee chairmen from the House rules.

But, as stated by Carter, Wilson's "You Lie" outburst is not being called what it is. Congressman Wilson has been branded a racist, as is anyone else that dares to oppose Obama. In Joe Wilson's case, part of that accusation, they claim, has history behind it. Wilson, it seems, was one of the people fighting to keep the confederate flag flying over the State Capital in South Carolina a few years back. And guess what? He was joined by a large number of Republicans and Democrats in his fight, and many of those folks were black, as well.

Problem is, the reason they wanted the confederat flag flying had nothing to do with race, though most folks, thanks to the indoctrination of our population by the public school system, believes that anyone who has anything to do with the confederate flag are automatically racist, and wishes slavery to return.

People believe, because they were taught to believe this way, that the only reason for the American Civil War was slavery, and anyone in The South that supported the Confederacy were automatically pro-slavery, and racists. Never mind the many blacks that also served in the Confederate Army, or the fact that Robert E. Lee was not a slave owner.

Fact is, slavery was but a minor ingredient when it came to the reasons for the war of northern aggression. The primary issue was the U.S. Constitution, and state sovereignty. The federal government, prior to the War between the States, broke the contract called the U.S. Constitution by trampling on state's rights, and the states seceded. It would be like the federal government moving into Massachusetts and Vermont with troops to force the citizens to return to traditional marriage only, or it would be like the federal government coming into California with troops to force the people to accept gay marriage. The issue of marriage is a state issue, and the federal government has no right to intervene, much less send in troops. That is what happened to The South.

Thing is, an abolition movement was already underway in The South, and if The Union had not taken the unconstitutional actions they took, via under the leadership of Abraham Lincoln, slavery would have been abolished in The South eventually, anyway - and all of those lost lives would not have been sacrificed.

The Confederate Flag represents state sovereignty, and the willingness to stand up to an oppressive federal government - and in the case of The South, the flag also represents the region's heritage.

How dare anyone take away their heritage, like that.

Joe Wilson is not a racist, nor are the majority of the people that oppose Obama's policies. I could care less what color Barry is. It is his policies that sicken me.

And remember, folks, the Right never brought race into this discussion - it was the Left (people like Jimmy Carter) that decided to bring race into the discussion.

Race Baiting - as only the Left knows how to do.

-- Political Pistachio Conservative News and Commentary

Carter’s Racism Charge Sparks War of Words - New York Times, Kate Phillips

House admonishes Joe Wilson - New York Post

Wilson's son says Congressman is not racist - Associated Press, Yahoo News

Open Letter to White Liberals From a Black American - News Blaze, Lloyd Marcus

Decorum in the House and in Committees - House dot gov

GOP Peeved at Pelosi's New House Rules - Newser

Kanye West makes personal apology to Taylor Swift over VMA outburst - Telegraph U.K.

Obama ACORN Problem

By Douglas V. Gibbs

ACORN has finally went too far, and the media is suddenly forced to recognize the problem - but will they recognize Obama's connection to the Community Organizers?

Meanwhile, as ACORN promotes pimps and prostitutes, the President's favorite non-profit organization has received BILLIONS of Taxpayer Dollars.

Obama has defended ACORN as a lawyer, used the group as his Utopian role model for community organization, and has kept ACORN on the government payroll.

The question is, like he did with Ayers, Wright, and Davis, will Obama distance himself from ACORN as the truth about their law-bending practices, including the recent episode of ACORN employees in three different cities being caught on tape advising a pimp and prostitute on how to launder their money, falsify tax forms, and conduct other acts to avoid the athorities, surfaces?

Remember, this is also the group that was accused of participating in voter fraud during the presidential election (and other elections), also.

What we are seeing with Obama's connections, and ACORN is just one of many that will be exposed, is a window into the soul of who Obama really is - a sleazy, crooked, lying, cheating politician.

Yeah, this is some kind of change - Chicago Politics style.

The House of Cards is Teetering, and the whole Democratic Party is in the balance.

-- Political Pistachio Conservative News and Commentary

Charlie Gibson: "The Dog Ate My Homework" - Andrea Shea King

The Whole Thing is Coming Undone, Brace Yourselves - Andrea Shea King

Media Watchdog Has No Bark - The Heritage Foundation

Corruption: ACORN gets boot from US Census Bureau; Obama silent about emerging scandals - Examiner Los Angeles, Jim Kouri

ACORN Workers Face Charges of Alleged Voter Registration Fraud in Florida - Fox News

Census Bureau Cuts Its Ties With ACORN - The Wall Street Journal

11 Accused of faking voter registration cards in Miami-Dade - The Miami Herald

Senate Votes to Bar Funding for Acorn - New York Times

Obama Credibility

The cause of Obama's freefall in the polls can be reduced down to one simple word, "Credibility." Credibility is the board game of politics and the rules are fairly simple. Politicians begin their terms with a certain amount of credibility points that they can spend either on policies that will benefit the public or their own pet projects, hopefully both. The politician gains credibility points if things are going well for the average American, and loses credibility points when things go badly and his policies fail to make things any better.

That of course is how politics works. You either deliver or you don't. And if you don't, you might get to keep your job if you're lucky, but don't count on much support from anyone but your hard core backers. Because while American politics are on life support, they haven't gone so far down the toilet that people will forget their own economic problems just to cheer a politician for nothing more than having a big smile and appearing constantly on TV. Not for long anyway.

As Obama has now discovered, the American people can be excessively tolerant, but they aren't stupid. And instead of realizing that with the Wall Street and auto union bailouts, he was actually spending credibility points without the average American having anything to show for it, Obama and his lackeys actually thought that getting into the White House meant an endless free ride. Now they are slowly beginning to realize they were wrong.

Read the Rest at Sultan Knish

-- Political Pistachio Conservative News and Commentary

Stop Obamacare, or this could be our future:

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Terror Threat In The United States

While many US government officials are deeply concerned over Iran’s nuclear program, according to a report on Fox News Channel on Sunday, investigations by Federal Bureau of Investigation and the Justice Department reveal that the Lebanon-based terrorist group Hezbollah may be plotting attacks in the United States. These attacks may be launched by their sleeper cells in New York and several other US cities should the US up its pressure on Iran to stop its nuclear weapons program.

According to the Canadian Security Intelligence Service and the Jewish organization B'nai B'rith, Hezbollah's largest headquarters outside of the Middle East is located in Toronto.

Read More at the Law Enforcement Examiner by Jim Kouri

EPA Global Warming Whistleblower Scandal Spurs Activist Campaign

Thank you to the Competitive Enterprise Institute:

The Environmental Protection Agency is in an unprecedented regulatory push to restrict carbon dioxide emissions. However, its recent attempt to stifle an internal report criticizing its approach may create an unexpected roadblock. A new organization affiliated with CEI, Freedom Action, launched a grass-roots email campaign to pressure EPA into changing course on its pending “Endangerment” proceeding, the rulemaking underling all EPA global warming proposals.

Read the Rest on CEI's Site

-- Political Pistachio Conservative News and Commentary

Obama The Liar Revealed

Get Liberty

-- Political Pistachio Conservative News and Commentary

Tire Wars. . .

Andrea Shea King brought this Michelle Malkin article to my attention, and it is a good one. Here's the beginning of it:

Barack Obama has always been a protectionist double-dealer.

During the campaign season, he attacked John McCain for driving foreign cars. Never mind that among the 18 members of Obama’s auto task force and their staff, only two own American vehicles.

He also unveiled a “Buy American” logo to attack McCain as a hypocrite for embracing Harley Davison motorcycle riders’ support simply because he opposed a federal mandate that the government buy American-made vehicles. As I pointed out last summer, “there’s nothing hypocritical about opposing coercion in taxpayer-funded purchases. Hypocrisy is dissing America First voters while nibbling on Brie at private San Francisco fund-raisers and proclaiming to be embarrassed that Americans don’t speak Spanish –and then plastering the campaign with ‘Buy American’ stickers in the hopes of winning over a demographic you hold in utter contempt.”

Read the Rest on Michelle Malkin's Site

-- Political Pistachio Conservative News and Commentary

Representative Brian Bilbray (R-CA): Cut Health Care Fraud First

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Serena Williams Outburst at U.S. Open

By Douglas V. Gibbs

Tennis is one of those "watched occasionally, when nothing else is on" kind of sports around my household. If it wasn't for the Internet, I probably would have never learned about Serena Williams' temper-tantrum.

She went into a childish tirade because of a bad call by the judge. Granted, after later review, the official was wrong when he called a "foot fault" on Williams at the U.S. Open, but the reaction by Serena was uncalled for, and a little more evidence of the unraveling of personal responsibility in America. Appropriately, Serena has been fined for her childish moment of rage, as well she should be.

Serena's reaction to the call by the judge included a lot of profanity, yelling, less-than appropriate gesticulations, accusations, and threats. It is a surprise that she didn't start jumping up and down, or fall on her back and start kicking, during her tirade. Even well known hot-head John McEnroe said it was a bit much - and that's sayin' something.

The punishment given so far is the maximum possible monetary fine of $10,000 for unsportsmanlike conduct, and an additional $500 fine for racket abuse. But those were on-site punishments imposed by the U.S. Open, and tournament referee Brian Earley. The Grand Slam Committee is going to get involved next. They will launch an investigation, and possibly take away from Serena Williams her entire $350,000 prize purse for the current tournament, plus hand down a ban for future Slams starting with the 2010 Australian Open. Whether or not punishments of this magnitude are levied against her partly depends on whether or not the Grand Slam Committee considers Serena's actions a "major offense."

To stop future outbursts by other players, the committee needs to take appropriate actions. The call by the judge being in error is not the point. The childish outburst by Serena Williams was unconscionable, and that kind of tirade should never be tolerated by officials of any sport, much less tennis.

For one thing, it shows a disrespect for authority. She may have been right, but there are better ways to put across your point than a temper tantrum.

Professional basketball has lost a lot of viewers, including me, because of the antics of the players. Fans don't appreciate these highly paid athletes acting like thuggish children, and tennis will lose fans if they don't take decisive action.

As an added note, I believe this is not the last time we will see sports figures throwing temper tantrums. Our society has become so narcissistic that these people literally don't understand that they look like fools when they do this. Society is teaching the younger generations that it is all about them. The answer to them is whatever benefits them most. They have been wired to expect everything to be in their favor, at their fingertips, and to their advantage. We have bombarded them with psychology based bull that has them firmly believing they are entitled, and that everything is supposed to be "fair". So, when they meet "unfair" situations, they don't know what to do. When they think they have been treated unfairly, they burst.

Life isn't fair. Sometimes Murphy's Law kicks into high gear, and we go through moments of obstacles that we think have hit us unfairly.

Suck it up, and act like an adult.

It's a game, for God's sake. You get paid to play a game. Lighten up, roll with the punches, and laugh it off. We don't have time for childish antics.

-- Political Pistachio Conservative News and Commentary

Serena Williams berates official, loses match for conduct violation - Yahoo Sports

Serena fined, more punishment possible - Yahoo Sports

Ant Odometers and Evolution

By Douglas V. Gibbs

I never thought that the Tunisian Desert Ant would encourage me to think about math.

Math was never my favorite subject when I was a young man, and ants were hardly something I spent much time thinking of either. In fact, when it came to mathematics, I used to tell people it was my worst subject in school. The assumption by those people hearing this, naturally, was that I did poorly in math. In the beginning, that assumption was accurate. Sometimes I did do poorly in math. In the lower grades I struggled greatly with the subject - but not with the concepts, but with the task of completing homework assignments. Not doing my homework, then, meant I was not doing the work that would have encouraged the "how to" angle in regards to calculations to click in my brain, which meant I was not learning the material. One can only digest so much calculative abilities from a short period in class, listening to a lecturing teacher that was usually drier than Ben Stein in Ferris Bueller's Day Off.

I loved school. As an avid reader and writer, classes came easy to me. Read the text book, write a few papers, charm the teacher, get a good grade. Math did not work that way for me, however. Time alone with one's brain is an integral part of learning the material, and sometimes I did spend that time alone with my gray matter, a pencil, and a marked up sheet of paper. But I did not like math, nonetheless. Understand, I did not dislike math because I was no good at mathematics - but because I was so good in language arts.

Advanced readers naturally carry an aversion to math. I gravitated toward the subjects that I could use my reading and writing skills in. That meant anything, and everything, that required writing papers, and reading textbooks, none of which included math.

I didn't like math because of the work involved. Who wants to take the time to work hard on math when everything else came so easily? Algebra and Geometry, for example, was not overly difficult. I was the first in class to figure out how to do proofs in Geometry class. I got better than average grades in math (once I got old enough to realize the impact homework had on my grade). My biggest failure, in those classes, however, was turning in my work on time, or keeping my attention on the teacher during class time. Besides, I figured, numbers had nothing to do with what I would do as an adult. I deceived myself into believing that, and I later learned that I was wrong.

While in high school I was considering becoming a corporate lawyer, or a stenographer, after I reached adulthood. I loved to write, and journalism was my true love, but law is where the money was.

Since when do corporate lawyers need math skills?

My collegiate career has been spotty. I have earned my education in bits and pieces, slices and dices. Rather than become a full-time college man, I became a Navy Sailor. My goal of going into the world of corporate law gave way to the high seas, and later I became a banker, and a financial adviser. College was something I relegated to the evenings.

Life has a funny way of changing things, however, and the decisions I made led me to working for a city, being a construction worker, and now a truck driver.

Talk about a Butterfly Effect.

Turns out that I am exceptional in math. When in the construction industry I found it fairly easy to convert whole numbers to inches, and figure out slopes, angles, and how to lay a house out based on the blue print's various figures. It took work, and performing these tasks were not nearly as easy as writing an article, but it could be done, and I moved up quickly because of my ability to comprehend the numbers in my life.

As math grabbed a hold of me, I began to discover books by various authors on the subject. Being an avid reader, reading about numbers seemed the logical way to become more familiar with the school subject that tortured me so much when I was younger.

It was through Clifford A. Pickover that I truly began to understand fractals - the recurring patterns, and how they fit in with the universe. Pickover's latest book, however, of which I coincidentally got to hear about on Coast to Coast AM this morning, is the most interesting of all of them.

The title of the book is "The Math Book: From Pythagoras to the 57th Dimension, 250 Milestones in the History of Mathematics."

Clifford is a classic mathematician. He sees patterns in everything he looks at, and thinks in logical ways that the average person would scratch their head about. Some could call a man like Clifford obsessed. Whatever he is, his research is impeccable.

I am not real keen on his thoughts about extra-terrestrial life, and I have a supernatural theory regarding such things. The use of numbers to try to explain the existence of life in the universe, however, if very fascinating, and I enjoyed reading his conclusions.

One of the topics in the book, of which he also touched on this morning on the radio, that I found great interest in is how ant brains have built-in odometers. Not in the sense of mileage, mind you, but they count how many steps they take so that they can easily find their way back to the nest.

The average ant, you may be aware, uses scent trails. But in the Sahara, where the ground is hot, and the sand is constantly moving and shifting, scent trails don't work so well. Yet, the Tunisian Desert Ants find their way back to their nests quite easily.

Science, being inquisitive in nature, begs to ask the question, "How?"

Enter onto the scene the mathematicians.

Researchers came up with the idea that maybe the ants were counting their steps. To prove this, they placed little stilts on the legs of the ants, and found that they would over-shoot their nests. When clipping the ant's legs shorter, the ants came up short in their search for home. Based on those results, it is quite clear that inside the ant is a little odometer, counting its steps one by one.

How is it that ants can count endlessly with next to nothing for brains, but an ape can't get past seven?

I am skeptical that random mutation and natural selection could account for such a complex mathematical tendency in such a simple creature. Of course this opinion arises from my significant skepticism towards Darwinian theory. But in addition to my assessment that there is a Creator, and that there is persuasive affirmative evidence in favor of that opinion, I question if Darwinian theory could even explain how such an amazing ability in ants came into being.

One has to remember that evolution is not merely "change over time." If that was the case, then it would be a shoe-in, and evolution would no longer be a theory. Of course species adjust and adapt over time. Single species are related through a family tree of descent through modification. For example, my dogs probably have a common ancestor. Reproduction, on its own, can cause such modifications in species that lead to different sub-species. Darwinism, however, claims that all species have a common ancestor somewhere down the line of millions, or billions, of years. Most modern Darwinism advocates support that the evolution, or changes, in a species result from natural selection acting on random genetic mutations.

Could ants, through generations upon generations of creepy crawlers, have developed the ability to use math to count their steps through mere random genetic mutations?

First, we have to consider that the idea of gradual divergence from a common ancestor, in regards to the theory of evolution, is already down for the count. Looking back at fossil records, major groups of animals appear suddenly, fully developed. The rapid appearance of fully developed species is called the "Cambrian Explosion." Scientists theorize that the Cambrian geological period occurred a little more than 500 million years ago, and during that period a biological big bang suddenly appeared, giving rise to most of the major animal phyla groups that are still alive today. This, to Darwinist's dismay, shows that Darwin's Tree of Life is a dismal failure.

With that in mind, considering that something as complex as the ability for an insect to count its steps to be the result of a random genetic mutation, is difficult to swallow. In fact, considering the likelihood that without the mathematical trait of a built-in odometer, ants in conditions where scent trails would not work would survive without another way to find their nest, leads one to believe that the unique ability did not develop, but was present from the beginning.

Could such a complex ability in such a simple creature be present without some kind of intelligent interference?

Obviously, there is room for limited evolutionary processes. But for evolution to account for everything, especially when considering the Cambrian Explosion, is too far-fetched, and takes much more faith to believe in than the possibility that there was an intelligent designer.

Some folks, right about now, are thinking that I am being simply preposterous in my assumption that science and the Christian Faith belong in the same article. What you don't realize, however, is that scientific (and mathematical) evidence, such as in the case of ant odometers, provides a robust supporting argument for the existence of a Creator. As with the Big Bang, which proclaims the universe had a beginning (thus, contradicting former beliefs by science that the universe had no beginning), the fact that the simple mind of an ant can accomplish the complex feat of using mathematics to find its way home screams in favor of a Creator, and points directly towards the existence of God.

Like the circuitry inside simple cells, the ant odometer defies explanation when applied to Darwinian's theory of natural selection. The complexity could not possibly have formed randomly. Based on necessity, the ability had to have been present from the onset. Darwin's theory does not allow for sudden leaps, yet like the Cambrian explosion, the ability for ants to find home must have been present from the very beginning. If it hadn't been, the species would have never survived. From a mathematical position, it comes down to odds, and the odds of survival before such an ability could appear through the random chances of evolution are slim, and none.

Complexity like this cannot evolve. The ant needs the ability to count steps to survive. Without the ability the species does not survive. If the species could not survive without the ability, then how could it evolve? With the time it would take for such an ability to develop, the species would be extinct before the development would have a chance to complete its journey.

In short, the very existence of the ant odometer is evidence of a Creator.

Darwinists don't like this kind of pipe wrench thrown into their anti-God agenda. They are troubled when people like me try to reveal an intersection between science and faith. They somehow believe that science and a belief in God should be at constant war with each other. Those that agree with Darwin, in fact, are at this moment developing an argument against what I have written about ant odometers because the very thought of a Creator having his hand in science drives them insane.

You can count on it.

-- Political Pistachio Conservative News and Commentary

Secrets of Math - Coast To Coast AM

The Math Book: From Pythagoras to the 57th Dimension, 250 Milestones in the History of Mathematics - Amazon

Pickover dot com

Glenn Beck Delivers 9/12 Message

H/T Andrea Shea King, Radio Patriot

-- Political Pistachio Conservative News and Commentary

Millions March on Washington DC in Support of the United States Constitution

By Douglas V. Gibbs

Millions. Specifically, 2.1 million people descended upon Washington DC in the largest Tea Party to date. The Tea Party Express ended its nationwide journey in Washington DC, and the American People responded.

MSNBC is reporting less than 10 thousand people were at today's event. CNN reported "thousands." Fox News has been reporting all day that "tens of thousands" of "Fiscally Conservative Americans" attended today's massive rally.

I spent the day on the air with, and on the phone with, a dozen or so people who went to Washington DC to be a part of this event. Each of them told me, before the tally was even figured out, that it had to be at least a million people. Then, many of them told me, after consulting with the Capital Police that the estimate is 2.1 million people.

Loki handed out a hundred pocket Constitutions in less than five minutes.

And guess what - these people were not just conservatives, as Fox News suggested.

First hand reports reveal that the people at this rally weren't just a bunch of right-wingers. The 2.1 million people at this event in Washington DC were Republicans, Independents and Democrats. Among them were people that voted for Obama, and are now sorry they did. One person told me there were many wearing shirts that said they voted for Obama, and now wanted to give back his change.

2.1 million people in Washington DC, and this doesn't even consider the "at least 25 events" across the state of Florida, tea party events in Los Angeles, San Diego, Orange County, and all points in between. From Alaska to Florida, and New York to Hawaii, the American People are fed up.

One of the listeners of Blog Talk Radio told me he had a liberal friend that made the comment to him that he couldn't believe so many people were marching on Washington to protest the Health Care Bill.

This is what these people think. This is how small minded the liberal left truly is. The ignorance of these people astounds me.

Read carefully. The nationwide rally was about more than just taxes, deficit spending, health care reform, or the socialist policies that the Left is trying to ram down the throats of the American People. The protests were about more than Obama, or the Democrats. The anger is directed at more than just the liberal left politicians, and the RINOs of the Republican Party.

The rallies across America are about the U.S. Constitution, and the federal government's inability to abide by the law of the land.

America has been taken out of the hands of The People, and has been grabbed by forceful deception by the political class. Government seems to think that we are supposed to serve the state. Obama declared the day of remembrance of 9/11 to be National Service Day. In other words, his way of remembering the dead is to encourage you to serve the state.

Obama, and all of the other cockroaches of Washington, are supposed to be serving the people. But they are too immersed in their own illusion of power that they can't see the truth.

Government has grown to proportions that far exceed what the Founding Fathers intended, and the American People are not going to take it any more.

The Radicals of the Obama Administration, and the Democratic Party, have awakened a sleeping giant. Most of this country is conservative. Most of the voters are conservative. Most of them stayed home in 2008 and 2006, and now they regret it.

However, that does not let the GOP off the hook. After all, the Republican Party has its share of cockroaches too.

And like the cockroaches they are, when the Tea Party Express road into town, the cockroaches scattered - King Cockroach, a.k.a. Barack Hussein Obama, went to Minnesota to defend his Health Care garbage with a quickly dwindling number of his supporters.

He wasn't man enough to stand up against the Tea Party'rs, and neither was the press.

Note that there was no violence, and Washington DC was cleaner after the event. Unlike the grounds of Washington DC after the Obama Inauguration, and the DNC Convention in Denver, today Washington DC wasn't left covered with garbage and discarded American Flags. The opponents of Leftism has much more class than that.

Quite telling of the difference between the Right and the Left, isn't it?

As for those non-conservatives at today's Tea Party, I am willing to bet they will consider themselves Conservative soon.

The far left element of American Politics desires to change the American Form of Government at its foundational level, and we will not let the un-American traitors of the Democratic Party do it. We are stopping them now. We will not let them change America into something it was never intended to be.

But this is just another step in the journey. If this is the last step, the movement will stop here, and the Left will complete its treasonous attempt to force socialistic ideals, like Universal Medicine, on America.

We must be vigilant. We must continue.

United We Stand, Combined We Kick Butt.

Keep stepping forward. Continue the journey. Continue to do what it takes to place America back in the hands of its people.



-- Political Pistachio Conservative News and Commentary

Tea Party Express dot org



Note: after Bigfoot in the comment section indicated the above video was shut down, I added the one below to give you a good look at what 2 million people look like in Washington DC.



Added Note: I was told later that buses were still arriving, and people were still walking in, and that the number would have been much higher than 2.1 million had the city not shut down incoming traffic. The Capital Police were expecting no more than 500,000, originally.

Tea Party in Washington DC Asked By CNN: What do you think of Joe Wilson?

-- Political Pistachio Conservative News and Commentary

Live Radio Coverage of 9/12 Tea Party Event in Washington DC

By Douglas V. Gibbs

Live coverage of the Tea Party Event in Washington DC on 9/12 begins at 7:00 am Pacific Time on the Reverend Don Hearts Towards Home show HERE

The coverage continues on Halls of Valhalla, with yours truly co-hosting, at 9:00 am Pacific Time HERE

Political Pistachio Radio will broadcast live coverage from 11:00 am to 1:00 pm Pacific time HERE

Join us as we Remember the Fallen, and remind the politicians that it is they that are supposed to be serving us, not the other way around!

Images of the crowd can be seen HERE - to choose which camera HERE Patriot Action pictures HERE

Final wrap of the day will be on Founding Truth Radio with Loki and I.

-- Political Pistachio Conservative News and Commentary

Pulling the Trigger on Health Care

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Memory of September 11 Attacks Burns On

Get Liberty

I you missed my radio tribute to 9/11, be sure to catch it on BlogTalkRadio.com/PoliticalPistachio.

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By Douglas V. Gibbs

The September 11 attacks on America happened eight years ago. Long enough ago that the young adults in America can't quite remember what happened that day, or at least were too young in 2001 to fully understand the significance of 9/11.

Unfortunately, those of us that are supposed to remember, have forgotten too. The memory of 9/11 is not being passed to the next generation.

Americans have ceased to see the connection between Afghanistan and al-Qaeda, and support for the war in Afghanistan, or any war against Islamic terrorism, is rapidly losing support.

The President of the United States, Barack Obama, chose to remember the lost souls of 9/11, by declaring it the National Day of Service.

What a show of disrespect to the dead.

On the day of remembrance, he wants it to be a day of service to the state?

I suppose such things come naturally to statists.

The Obama family showed their respect for the memory of 9/11 by painting a room at Habitat for Humanity.

Barack Obama fails to recognize that the September 11 attacks were an act of war. Islamic Fascism, using the radicals of the Muslim Jihad, declared war on the United States.

Instead of recognizing the attacks as an act of war, the Left sees it as a criminal action. Some of these people even believe that the U.S. Government staged the tragedy of September 11, 2001. Obama blames America for the attacks. He saw the act of war on America as being America's fault. We brought it on ourselves. And now Obama is doing whatever he can to demoralize those who fought to keep us free, and shroud the memory of the day the towers fell.

As Ralph Peters of the New York Post so wisely writes, Obama is "betraying our dead."

I, for one, shall never forget - and I am ashamed of the President of the United States. As one of my listeners said in the chat room of the Political Pistachio Radio Revolution, this 9/11 seems strange. It is the first time I feel like the U.S. Government is not doing everything it can to keep this nation protected.

-- Political Pistachio Conservative News and Commentary

When students don’t know 9/11 - The Boston Globe

Morning Bell: Don’t Let 9/11 Become Just Another Earth Day - The Heritage Foundation

Politicizing September 11th Obama Style - Gribbit's Word

Barack and Michelle Obama on 9/11 - Reuters

Betraying our dead - New York Post

Remembering 9/11 From California

By Douglas V. Gibbs

Two hijacked jets struck the twin towers of the World Trade Center during the early morning hours of September 11, 2001. When the 110 floors of skyscrapers collapsed, among the missing were 343 firefighters bravely in the process of attempting to save as many lives as possible. In the weeks that followed was an unprecedented recovery effort at a site that became known later as "Ground Zero."

Another jetliner flew into The Pentagon in Arlington, Virginia, near Washington DC., less than an hour later. A portion of the Pentagon was severely damaged by fire, and one section of the building collapsed.

A fourth aircraft never made it to its destination. United Airlines Flight 93 was on a suicide mission as well, but the crew and passengers attempted to seize control of the plane from the hijackers after learning through phone calls that similarly hijacked planes had been crashed into buildings that morning. "Let's Roll!" was the rallying cry, and once the hijackers realized they had lost control of the situation they flew the plane into a field near Shanksville, Pennsylvania.

In California I was on my way to a construction jobsite, listening to CDs, when the events transpired. When I got to the site, a fellow construction worker walked up to me and asked, "Did you hear what happened in New York?"

"No, what happened?" I asked.

"A plane," he said, "flew into some skyscrapers. Nobody knows why, but one guy on the radio was saying that he believed it was deliberate."

Deliberate?

'Nah, that's crazy,' I thought to myself. Nobody in their right mind would purposely fly planes into buildings.

More and more information leaked to us as the day proceeded, and it became more apparent as the hours passed that not only were the events deliberate, but that they were an act of war.

I listened to the radio all the way home, receiving a little information here and there, but never really understanding the severity of the attacks, or the reality that it was terrorism.

After parking my car along the curb, I walked across my front lawn with my lunch box in one hand, and my car keys in the other. My front door was open, and as I stepped upon my front porch, and peered into my living room, my eyes caught the television screen. The image I was watching was a plane flying into an already smoking pair of towers. It was then that I realized the terror of what had happened. My heart crawled into my throat, and my eyes welled up in tears.

What I was witnessing was an attack against America.

I have always been one in tune with politics. If any of my friends ever had a political question, I was the guy they came to. In high school I used to spend my lunches arguing politics with a friend named Amanda in the central quad. After high school, I served in the United States Navy, and was medically discharged honorably as a result of an injury incurred in the line of duty. I served aboard a guided missile destroyer (USS Chandler, DDG-996) and a tank landing ship (USS Peoria, LST-1183).

A major baseball fan, I have always stopped to remove my hat and place it over my heart when the National Anthem is being played. I drop tears when a tale of American history is told. I have always held my patriotism on my sleeve, and my Bible under my arm.

When the September 11 attacks happened, I didn't know what to do. I didn't know how to understand my anger, and pain. I was, to the surprise of most people I know, speechless.

My local grocery store, Stater Bros., were handing out 8x11 posters depicting American Flags, and the words "We Shall Never Forget." To this day I still have two of them on my wall, above my desk.

In 2002 my wife and I visited Ground Zero in New York City. I bought a hat with an image of the twin towers, and the words "Never Forget," on it. A small painting with the firemen hoisting the American Flag was on sell nearby, and I bought that too, to hang between my two Stater Bros. posters.

When I walked up to the green fencing surrounding the hole that used to be the World Trade Center's Twin Towers, I didn't know what to expect. I had never seen the Twin Towers in person. This was my first trip to the northeast, and it happened to be thirteen months after the September 11 attacks. I peered through a hole that had been torn in the green fabric on the construction fencing, and as I looked down I witnessed a huge hole with twisted subway tracks at the bottom. To my left, on a building that had sustained a little damage, hung a giant mural of the American Flag, and the words "Never Forget."

A man standing beside me looked through the hole in the fencing as I pulled away from it. After he spent a few moments looking through the hole, I said, "I never saw what they looked like."

"You mean the towers?" he asked.

"Yeah, the World Trade Center. This is my first trip to New York. I am from Los Angeles, and I never saw what the towers looked like."

The man lowered his eyes, and said, "The New York skyline is not the same. They dominated the skyline. It's not the same."

"Were they tall?" I asked.

"They towered over the other skyscrapers. Now, when you are outside the city, and you look towards the city, you can tell that something is missing. The skyline is not the same."

We were silent for a moment, then he asked, "Have you seen the Statue of Liberty?"

"Yes," I replied. "This morning. She's beautiful."

My eyes began to well up with tears as I recounted the experience of meeting Lady Liberty for the first time, even though I couldn't get close enough to touch her, or go inside, because of heightened security.

"Yes," he said, "she is lovely."

"I was at the Arlington Cemetery yesterday. Saw the Statue of Liberty this morning. Then we came here."

The man turned to face me, his eyes were wet. "I worked in the towers," he said. "I was running late to work, that morning. I watched the planes fly into the towers from my car. I was supposed to be in them that morning. The towers, I mean. I haven't been back here since. Today is my first visit to the hole that once was the twin towers since it happened.

"I lost a lot of friends, that day," he continued. "People were running in all directions. We didn't know what to think. We just knew that what was happening was horrible. When the second plane flew into the tower, I knew it was no accident. They meant to do this. They meant to kill thousands of people.

"It only took a couple hours for the towers to fall. I was far enough away I wasn't in danger, but the white cloud after they fell was horrendous. The smoke and dust covered the entire city. It seemed like there was no escape. The people. All of those people in the towers. All of those people in the streets near the towers. They were dead. All of them. They were dead."

I didn't know what to say, but as I looked around I noticed that we were no longer alone. A group of about twenty people had surrounded us, listening to the man tell me about the day the towers fell. Some of them were probably locals, but I am guessing most of them were tourists. Nonetheless, they were all crying. They were crying with him, feeling his grief. Feeling his pain.

Reaching over, I placed my hand on the man's shoulder, and he suddenly, to my surprise, reached over and put me into a hug. He wept on my shoulder like a child, releasing the anger and pain of a year's worth. Nobody walked away. Everyone remained around us, each with their head's bowed, mourning with him.

We stood near that green fence around the hole that used to be the World Trade Center Twin Towers for quite a while, in a tearful embrace. At that moment, I was no longer a Californian, and he was no longer a New Yorker. We were Americans. We were Americans grieving for our fallen.

Afterward, we shook hands, and as he looked me in the eye he said, "Never forget."

Another tear rolled down his wet cheeks.

I nodded, but said nothing as our hands separated, and the man walked away. The crowd slowly dispersed, and my wife walked up to me after walking up from around the corner asking, "Did I miss something?"

"Yeah," I said, "But I couldn't describe it properly if I tried."

It was at that moment that 9/11 truly became alive to me. The disconnect I had before, being a West Coast Southern Californian, was gone. The image of the hole below became etched in my memory. The tears of the people around me as the man that had lost his skyline wept remains with me still.

A family member later bought a book for me titled "Portraits 9/11/01," which is the collected "Portraits of Grief" from the New York Times, and I read each and every one of the portraits of the people listed in that book. Another book, given to me by my mother, titled "Report From Ground Zero" by Dennis Smith, who was one of the firefighters on the scene, served to educate me more on what happened that day, and each day that followed.

I have a portrait of the World Trade Center on my office wall. It actually has two images in it, both showing what the skyline looked like before 9/11, with the two towers dominating the scene. At the bottom the words read, "World Trade means World Peace."

Unfortunately, to those 19 hijackers on September 11, 2001, peace was the last thing on their mind. Instead of peace, on that morning, two hijacked jetliners struck the twin towers of the World Trade Center. The 110 stories of both towers collapsed, and nearly 3,000 men, women and children died that day.

The man who wept told me to never forget.

We Shall Never Forget.

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